Zhang, Z., Chen, W., Jiang, X., Cao, J., Yang, H., Chen, H.,... Li, Y. (2024). Suppression of phase segregation in wide-bandgap perovskites with thiocyanate ions for perovskite/organic tandems with 25.06% efficiency. Nature Energy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01491-0
Kupfer, C., Elia, J., Kato, M., Osvet, A., & Brabec, C. (2022). Mechanochemical Synthesis of Cesium Titanium Halide Perovskites Cs2TiBr6-xIx (x=0, 2, 4, 6). Crystal Research and Technology, 58. https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.202200150
Aubele, A., He, Y., Kraus, T., Li, N., Mena-Osteritz, E., Weitz, P.,... Bäuerle, P. (2021). Molecular Oligothiophene–Fullerene Dyad Reaching Over 5% Efficiency in Single-Material Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202103573
Doll, B., Hepp, J., Hoffmann, M., Talkenberg, F., Schüler, R., Baier, M.,... Brabec, C. (2021). Outdoor photoluminescence of large area photovoltaic modules. In Proceedings Volume 11809, Organic, Hybrid, and Perovskite Photovoltaics XXII. San Diego, California, US: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
Egelhaaf, H.-J., Brabec, C., Neberich, M., Senguttuvan, K., Hoga, F., Kießling, G.,... Dentel, A. (2021). Fassadenelemente mit organischer Photovoltaik. BWK Das Energie Fachmagazin, 73, 16-21. https://doi.org/10.37544/1618-193X-2021-7-8-16
Hoffmann, M., Hepp, J., Doll, B., Buerhop-Lutz, C., Peters, I.M., Brabec, C.,... Christlein, V. (2021). Module-Power Prediction from PL Measurements using Deep Learning. In Proceedings of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA: IEEE.
Hoffmann, M., Köhler, T., Doll, B., Schebesch, F., Talkenberg, F., Peters, I.M.,... Christlein, V. (2021). Joint Super-Resolution and Rectification for Solar Cell Inspection. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11(4), 1051-1058. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3072229
Sun, R., Wang, T., Wu, Y., Zhang, M., Ma, Y., Xiao, Z.,... Min, J. (2021). PEDOT:PSS-Free Polymer Non-Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency up to 18.60% Employing a Binary-Solvent-Chlorinated ITO Anode. Advanced Functional Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202106846
Sun, R., Wang, W., Yu, H., Chen, Z., Xia, X., Shen, H.,... Min, J. (2021). Achieving over 17% efficiency of ternary all-polymer solar cells with two well-compatible polymer acceptors. Joule, 5(6), 1548-1565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.04.007
Wang, H., Yang, F., Li, N., Kamarudin, M.A., Qu, J., Song, J.,... Brabec, C. (2020). Efficient Surface Passivation and Electron Transport Enable Low Temperature-Processed Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency over 20%. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 8848-8856. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03087
Wang, Z., Zeng, L., Zhang, C., Lu, Y., Qiu, S., Wang, C.,... Mai, Y. (2020). Rational Interface Design and Morphology Control for Blade-Coating Efficient Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with a Record Fill Factor of 81%. Advanced Functional Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202001240
Zhang, J., Hauch., J.A., Brabec, C.J. Acc. Chem. Res. 2024 In the ever-increasing renewable-energy demand scenario, developing new photovoltaic technologies is important, even in the presence of established terawatt-scale silicon…
The development of perovskite/organic tandem solar cells with an impressive power conversion efficiency of 25.82% (certified at 25.06%) and exceptional operational stability over 1,000 hours was recently published in Nature…
It was an incredible honor to participate in the MATSUS24 conference and also co-host the MAPUP-OPV symposium (Andreas Distler) in vibrant Barcelona! Beyond the fruitful discussions and engaging sessions, it…
We are excited to share news of a collaborative research initiative focusing on solar technology. The prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has funded the research stay of Dr. Aleksandra Mitrovic,…
The photovoltaic (PV) industry is on the brink of a significant expansion, aiming to meet the increasing demand for clean energy with projections pointing towards a multi-terawatt capacity by the…
Peters I.M., Hauch, J., Brabec C.J. Joule, 2024 As the world races toward carbon neutrality, the photovoltaic (PV) industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, with projections indicating a need for multi-10-terawatt…
On sunny days, up to 60% of the electricity in Germany is produced by photovoltaics (PV). This is good news to fight climate change, but the land use by large…
At FAU Solar we use hybrid (physics aware) artificial intelligence to learn more about photovoltaic materials from faster and simpler experiments. For example, we can obtain performance relevant aspects of…
Lüer L., Peters I.M., Smith A.S., Dorschky E., Eskofier B., Liers-Bergmann F., Franke J., Sjarov M., Brossog M., Guldi D.M., Maier A., Brabec C.J. Joule 8 (2024), 1-17 The recent…
Lüer, L., Peters, M., Le Corre, V. M., Forberich, K., Guldi, D., Brabec, C. J. – Advanced Materials, 2308578, 2023 Multijunction devices and photon up- and down conversion are prominent…
The most efficient organic solar module currently available has been constructed by a FAU Solar member Andreas Distler. The module achieves a new certified (Fraunhofer ISE (CalLab PV Cells) in Freiburg)…
Huge congratulations to Christoph J. Brabec on being appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)! This prestigious recognition is awarded to MRSC members, acknowledging their outstanding…
This video highlights the fusion of technology and data insights shaping renewable energy’s future. By leveraging data analytics, the researchers not only identify faults but also chart paths for more…
Accelerating Emerging Photovoltaics: from the Lab to the Fab The recent joint Sino-German Workshop on “Printable Thin-Film Photovoltaics & Applications” illuminated a promising path for solar energy. Hosted collaboratively by…
Limited efficiency, difficult to recycle— the expansion of photovoltaics has hit a roadblock. Christoph Brabec, Ian Marius Peters, and Verena Tiefenbeck have joined forces to change that. Christoph Brabec is…
We are delighted to announce that FAU Solar’s Christoph J. Brabec and Robert Schober have once again been honored as “Highly Cited Researchers” by the Web of Science Group, a…
Greetings from the heart of the 16th European Conference on Molecular Electronics (ECME) 2023, currently underway in the beautiful city of Bari, Italy! Joining Christoph Brabec on this the stage…
We had the privilege of hosting Professor Chang-Qi Ma, a distinguished guest from the Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who shared his expertise in…
Today, at the European Materials Research Society (EMRS) conference in Warsaw, Christoph J. Brabec, FAU Solar spokesman shared insights on “Discovery and Acceleration of Emerging Photovoltaics” in his plenary talk.…
We’re thrilled to introduce a groundbreaking innovation that’s set to redefine the way we inspect photovoltaic (PV) modules: Aerial Photoluminescence Imaging, or PLAI. Developed by Marius Peters, Larry Lüer and…
Optimizing solution-processed organic solar cells (OSCs) is challenging due to the multidimensional parameter space involved. Traditional one-variable-at-a-time (OVAT) methods are slow and often suboptimal. To address this, researchers have implemented…
The synthesis of solution-processable small-molecule semiconductors presents a unique opportunity for accelerating innovation in solution processed photovoltaics (PV). This recent breakthrough in small-molecule semiconductor research by FAU Solar members has…
Larry Lüer, Marius Peters, Ana Sunčana Smith, Eva Dorschky, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Frauke Liers, Jörg Franke, Martin Sjarov, Mathias Brossog, Dirk Guldi, Andreas Maier and Christoph J. Brabec accepted for…